Description
This easy, creamy no-churn ice cream celebrates the classic combination of lemon and blueberries.
Ingredients
For the blueberry swirl:
1 cup fresh blueberries
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon water
For the lemon ice cream:
2 1/2 cups heavy cream
14-ounce can sweetened condensed milk
3 tablespoons lemon juice
2 tablespoons lemon zest
2 tablespoons limoncello, optional*
Instructions
For the blueberry swirl:
In a small pot over medium-low heat, add the blueberries, sugar, and water. As the mixture begins to boil, use a whisk or potato masher to break up the blueberries. Cook for 4-5 minutes or until the mixture slightly thicken.
Use a fine mesh sieve to strain the mixture, pressing lightly on the pulp to release as much syrup as possible. Set aside to cool completely.
For the ice cream:
Place the heavy cream, sweetened condensed milk, lemon juice, lemon zest, and limoncello in the bowl of a stand mixer. Start on low speed to combine the ingredients then slowly raise the speed to medium. Whisk until soft peaks form and the mixture is airy.
In a wide-top container or a 9″ x 5″ loaf pan, pour in half of the ice cream base. Layer on half of the blueberry syrup. Using a wooden skewer or butter knife, gently swirl the blueberry syrup into the ice cream – do not overmix.
Repeat with the remaining ice cream base and blueberry syrup. Cover the container (or cover the loaf pan with plastic wrap). Place in the freezer for 6 hours or overnight.
Notes
*Alcohol helps to keep the ice cream soft because it never freezes hard. You can also use limón rum, citron vodka, or plain vodka. If you omit the alcohol, allow the ice cream to sit at room temperature for 10 minutes before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Inactive Time: 6 hours
- Category: Ice cream
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1/2 cup
- Calories: 224.81
- Sugar: 17.81 g.
- Sodium: 41.75 mg.
- Fat: 15.63 g.
- Saturated Fat: 9.91 g.
- Carbohydrates: 18.41 g.
- Fiber: 0.31 g.
- Protein: 3.11 g.
- Cholesterol: 50.45 g.
Keywords: lemon, blueberries, heavy cream, sweetened condense milk